Assistant Coordinator - Dyslexia

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees invites applications from qualified candidates for the posts of:


1-Duty Station : Nablus Area – Vacancy Number 114/2010/X - 3 Posts
                            Jerusalem Area – Vacancy Number 115/2010/X - 3 Posts
                            Hebron Area – Vacancy Number 116/2010/X - 2 Posts
2-Basic Salary : 546.79 JD that varies in accordance to the pay policies set by the Agency.
3-Allowances : Family Allowances payable up to 7 children and spouse.
4-Other Benefits : Health Insurance, Provident Fund

5-Qualifications:
-BA degree in Special Education or Lower Elementary Education or Occupation Therapy.
-Understanding and experience with Learning difficulties in general and dyslexia in particular
-Ability to coordinate projects
-Minimum of 2 years work with children who have dyslexia.

Skills and Competencies:
-Assessment of children, diagnosis, prognosis
-Conduct treatment courses in the schools, attend treatment courses .support for the remedial teachers in the treatment courses(5-9 grade)
-Forming of treatment plans
-Consulting remedial teachers and teachers elementary school
-Support for the Planning lessons of logic (1-4 – grade)
-Follow up
-Treatment courses are conducted for children from 5 - 9 the grade .Treatment lessons (lessons of logic-for 1-4 grade)

How to Apply
-Applicants are required to create a profile and complete UN Personal History form (P11) at http://jobs.unrwa.org. Please note that only applications received through this site will be considered. Deadline for submitting applications is 17 December 2010. No applications will be considered beyond this date.
-For further information, please call 054-216-8658 during working hours (7:15am – 14:45pm) – Monday through Friday.
-Appointment to this post is subject to probationary period of one year. Upon satisfactory completion of this period, appointment will be confirmed subject to continuing need for the post.
-Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered
-With their prior agreement, candidates who are approved as suitable for appointment but are not the selected candidate for this vacancy, will be placed on the Agency’s roster of pre-approved candidates for a period of up to one year, and may be considered for future vacancies in the same position. The Agency maintains the discretion to fill future vacancies for this position from the roster without re-advertising the vacancy.
-Only candidates under serious considerations will be contacted.
-Candidate will be offered a contract of one year duration.
-UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer..